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Bake a cake for the soldier boy*! --ft--C-- We note that the War Board has : wisely chosen Harold Owen, Observer, ' for McHenry and Pat Cairns, Warden. --R--C-- Donations the past week were: Pupils of Grade School, $4.60; Pupils * of St. Mary - St. Patrick School, $1.25, and * check from Pupils of the Ring- 4 wood School through Mrs. Ben Walkfagton for $10.00. Pupils from th" latter two raised the contributions through the sale of waste paper; the foi-mer by placing pennies in the re- - , ceptacle known as Red Cross Bank. All of which is very commendable. We thaiik you lcindly. •\f ^ 1 --R---C-- ' Y^^From oar Chapter Manual we quote: *|lll entertainments and benefits in Which the emblem or name of the Red . Cross is used, must be conducted uniRjr the local chapter or branch. Under no circumstances shall entertainments be given in the name of the Red Cross in which the Red Cross shares the benefit with the person or organization providing the eniertain- ;fipfent.* - •'fi'i . «•--!R C. must spen# Iwaw ' intensive training and instruction ini OI*ler to serve the community and pa- J tients to real advantage. Mrs. John- t son, Washington, says, "I cannot think ; of a better place to be in an air-raid than in the midst of a group trained in advanced nurses' aid." They train to help relieve the acute shortage of graduate nurses and must serve on hospital wards 150 hours yearly. They accept no remuneration. --R--C-- Every employee of Elgin National Watch Company of Elgin, 111., contributed, raising $6,000 altogether. --R--C-- - iA short business meeting was coii- • ducted Friday morning. A communication from Mrs. Phinney, county chairman, was read, stressing the fact that there are no paid officers in any chapter of the American Red Cross in McHenry county. ^ Q Mrs. Jos. King and Miss Hilda May were pleasant callers in the work room Friday. They returned finished articles from Johnsburg unit and took instructions for more. They are planning a card party to benefit the local i chapter. A rug made and donated by | Mrs. Justen will be disposed of by Hie Johnsburg unit for our fund. --R--C-- Ro.se Landgren presented the Red Cfcoss with a beautifully framed piclire depicting the loyalty of the Red Ox»s8. It was a poster used in Red Cross Roll Call of War I and preserved by her mother, Mrs. Laures. It hangs in our work room in gratitude ift Mrs. Landgren. --R-- C-- " A dock would supply a much-needtime piece, for our production Ever hear cf lee afire? Here is a lomr-imt power switch undergoing teste in a refrigerated chamber. Switches Ike this one are hdlt for service in Alaska and can carry np to veils under si " conditions during the severe Alaskan winter. Food for National Defense % r vty: V workers and time keepers. |• : e '• • -- R--C-- , i", l • In World War I the United"States ||p\ declared war on Good Friday. How :',ij« #ell we know when and where the jJl.' , . ®Te we are now engaged in was de- $s V "4iared. kc t ' R--C-- " |Cy Above all . . keep faith! ' ' •' »" * Position of ths Red Cross regarding 0 . " *ke production of hand knitted garlaents for men serving in the armed c forces is clarified in a letter Mrs. W. K. Jferie Phinney of Woodstock, county tJC chairman of volunteer special services, ftp . ^ received this wek from William Bax- • • t*r» Jr.. manager of the mid western Red Cross area. According to the ",jb* letter, a certain curtailment in the use k&lft'* yarn is necessary because of large J quantities of wool required for war f pnrpoees. Conferences between the office of war production and the Red 'Cross have established the number of Hyfknitted articles needed by njen in service, and the yarn will be issued without cost to chapters on the basis of «ne pound per 100 population. Sweaters will be knitted where they are absolutely needed by the men, such as the boys stationed in Iceland and soldiers sent into the field on long ^campaigns, and where commanding officers ask. for the supplies. In this jHy every sweater will serve a good purpose and there will be no waste pf ' materials. . ( --R--C-- ®*>Pe Cross activities now ? functioning within McHenry county *•* the collection of magazines, cookies, candy and cigarettes for the Red Cross hospital stations at Camp Grant and Fort Sheridan, and the serving of «offee and doughnuts to county draftees just before they leave Woodstock to enter training. Collection of the comfort articles for hospitalized soldiers at the two army camps is in charge of the county motor corps of tvhich Mrs. Howard Brown, Wood- Stock, is chairman, and the accumulated contributions are taken to the camps on the last Thursday of each month. The first contribution went last week when a truckload of reading material, cookies, candy, gum, apples and other articles was sent to the Camp •Grant hospital station. --R--C-- Serving of "breakfasts" to the •ounty draft quotas is under the direction of Mrs."Merle Sandeen, Woodstock, chairman of the county canteen corps, and is a consideration much appreciated by the departing men some of whom travel a considertable distance in order to reach Woodstock in time to leave with their contingent. To help farm women win the battle of food production in the Southeast, county and agricultural agents of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad have been touring eastern North Carolina, preparing women to meet the labor shortage arising from the loss of men to the army and defense industries. Here John Arts is lecturing on poultry production. On to T-0-K-I-0-! m&mmm This official U, S, navy photograph shews a civilian worker patting the finishing touches en a plane at the assembly sad repair department of the Naval Air 8tatien, Norfolk, Va. The sign oa the side ef the plane leaves no possible doubt as to Its destination. ...Astyi'ji' i1? . Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wagner and two children spent last Monday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Dutzler at Mundelein. Willard Darrell and daughter, Mrs. Harvey Bailey, spent Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Darrell at Wauconda. : Ho'vard Brennecke of Chicago was a dinner guest Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Converse. Miss Charlotte Bouland of Jacoby's subdivision, Fox river, was a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews last Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pfannenstill and son of Mundelein were Sunday dinner and afternoon guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wagner. Mrs. Sandeen of Island Lake spent last Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Blomgren. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Brooks and son, Chesney, and Otis Phillips were callers at Barrington last Friday. Ray Cook of Zion was a caller at the W. E. Brooks home Saturday. Mrs. Hervey Bailey returned to her home at Amboy Monday, after spending two weeks at the home of her brother, Willard Darrell. > Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Kirk of Aurora were callers last Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dowell. Mrs. C. H. Hansen was among the guests entertained at the home of Mrs. L. Hubbard at the Roney farm last Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Anderson, Cary, spent last Thursday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Blomgren. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dowell and Miss Mayme Dowell were callers at Wooustock last Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lusk and daughter, Betty Lou, of Maple Park" and Mr. and Mrs. George Lundgren of Wauconda were Sunday dinner and afternoon guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Blomgren. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dowell and daughter, Dolores, Joe Dowell and children, Mrs. Lucelia Dowell and daughter, Marion, and Mr. and Mrs. John Passiield of Volo attended the funeral of Ora L. Peck at Aurora Sat-, urday. Mrs. Peck is a sister of Joe and Ray Dowell, and a sister of Mrs. Jane Eatinger of Wauconda, who, with her daughter, Roberta, also attended the funeral. Mrs. John Blomgren, Mrs. C. H. Hansen, Mrs. Marlett Henry of this community and Mrs. Harvey Bailey of Amboy spent Saturday aiternoori at the home of Mrs. Harry Matthews. Sewing and visiting was the pastime of the afternoon with the serving of refreshments. At an organization meeting of the board of directors of the Lake County Farm Bureau, Harry Matthews was re-elected president of the Farm Bureau, Clarence Snetsinger of Lake Zurich elected vice-president, A1 Simonson of Gurnee-rte-elected secretary and L. A. Huebsch of Mundelein re-elected treasurer. Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Mason of Chicago were callers last Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rodene at Mylith Park and spent the evening at the Ai Phillips home at Round Lake. Mr. and Ifrs. Paul Kummerow of Oak Park were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rodene at Mylith Park last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. P. Blomberg, Berwyn, and Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lindgren of Wauconda were guests last Sunday afternoon and evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cbas. Rodene at Mylith Park. Mr. and Mrs. J. Panteles of Mylith Park plan to leave soon for a trip to Florida. Mr. and' Mrs. E. Novak and daughter, Arlene, of Mylith Park were recent callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Swinke in Chicago.' Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kattner, Mr. and Mrs. Ray May and Mr. and Mrs. William May of Johnsburg spent last Thursday evening with Mr. and Mrs. John Doetsch in Wilmette. The occasion was in honor of the fourth weeding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Doetsch. Miss Alyce Nodland of Chicago visited in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Freund on Thursday. The Paul Feldsien family moved oa Sunday to Kankakee, HI. Mrs. Martin Stoff el sj>ent Sunday and Monday with her mother, Mrs. Frank Nimsgern, in McHenry. Mrs, Nimsgern is critically ill. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Klaus of Chicago spent the weekend with - her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Lay. . Mr. and Mrs. Charles Freund and children visited his mother, Mrs. M. J. Freund, in McHenry Sunday night. Miss Lorraine May who is employed in Zion spent Sunday at her home here. Mr. and Mrs, Al Schmeltzer visited in Rcckford this weekend. The Eldrcd Johnson family of McHenry were dinner guests in the Peter M. May home on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Glendale Esh and children of Chicago spent Sunday in the home of his mother, Mrs. Bertha Esh. This week her granddaughter, little Yvonne Straub, is visiting Mrs. Esh. A group of friends greatly surprised Mr. and Mrs. John Miller at their farm home on Sunday night at a farewell party. Cards and dancing furnished the entertainment and refreshments were served. Those to make up this happy party were Messrs. and Mesdames William May, Steve May, Joseph L. Freund and Peter Freund of Johnsburg; Howard Christensen, NO INTERRUPTIONS. PLEASE ^ • >y< I* r3 ^tEfAAT /7DT AM, I'M Busy/ IT WILL BE HERS , I March 6th and 7 th WATCH FOR THE RADIATORLESS t'.i • t- Our First Line of Defense2 By John Harvey Furbay, Ph.D CAPTAN WOO IKS NOT A PIRATE LUBBI-CiS • . 'i i t' CAR WHICH WILL DRIVE IN McHENRY RADIATOR, FAN or -t- SIXOKITKATIIO LUBRI Timely variation on the familiar "Ma the navy and see the world* I is the new slogan "Join the navy and free the world." It has the hearty I support of these boys who are awaiting their tarn to be sworn in as | members of our "first line of defease." New Kind ef Glass There is a new ultraviolet ray wet glass that looks like plate ^ „ glass and sells at window glass h f' „prices. It transmits the important fe, «* t'l , l ultraviolet rays of sunlight, is pracpvj'; *; vV|tically free from distortion and wavi- ?v - jness, and has a higher tensile than ordinary sheet or glass- There also is a safety i®'ass 'or residential windows that J.-' '"gives like a net on impact and cushions the blow, yet provides in- ;;5. creased resistance to penetration. It haB •QUHd-deadening qualitios. Why 'Unties' ^ t. -5 En8lish sailors were called "lim- 'Ht- ni ies" because they learned lime juice prevented scurvy while fhfry um at long voyages at sea. * '.ITA !•„ . ; : U' ' , Hair Tonic Salesman Bald Carl Hutzmann, New York, who ordered a wig of luxurious dark brown hair in February to bolster his personality as a hair tonic salesman, tried unsuccessfully in court at Jamaica, Queens, to collect $25.50 from the Crown Equipment company of New York for failing to deliver the toupee in time. He had to appear before his prospective customers with a receding hair line, he said, so the wig was of no use to him later. Economic Motives, Fascism •conomic motives drive people into fascism and communism only to a limited extent, says one noted authority. As a whole the originators of such doctines are harmless philosophers really interested in human welfare. It is the practical leaders who are always ambitious and ruthless men who climb to power by appealing to the egotism sod conceit of the mi Congressional Record ^ The cost of printing the Congressional Record is estimated at ap> proximately $53 a page. War and Peace Since 1468 B. C there have been 290 years oI peace and 3,1U years of war. Manufacture of China The manufacture of china was begun more than 4,000 years ago in Egypt. Williin- K>dd, popularly known as Captain Kidd, was really not a pirate at all, historians have found. He was a respectable sea captain and had won many honors for the British. In 1695 he was commissioned to hunt down the pirates of the sea around Madagascar, and in 1696 sailed away on the famous ship Adventure. False complaints against him were sent to London where he was accused of Joining the pirate bands he had been sent to hunt. On the basis of these false charges, he was arrested, returned to London and hanged in 1701 as a notorious pirate. The truth abvut his false accusers was not learned till after he was dead, and he is still falsely renowned as a pirate. (Ledger Syndicate--WNU Service.! Refugee Doctors There are nearly 1,500 doctors among the European refugees asw in England. Lubricating Gasoline SAVE OAS AND AT THE SAME TIME DOUBLE THE LIFE OF YOUR MOTOR? POSITIVE PROOF : Perfect lubricating 3# ftegs mi sH upper eyliiider with LUBRI-OAS is definitely proved by the convincing demonstration of the CAMEL CAR* driven without the RADIATOR WATER OR FAN. Parker Hoase Parker House rolls originated la the Parker house in Boston. Legal Riot Legally, the presence of three peasons constitutes a riot. $ Women's Hats Eighty per cent of woman's hats sell tor tew than ft, ;'»-3 w > THE PERFECT FUEL TOR MOTORS! \ Especially essential for -- all new high owmprr--ioi motozi -- new power and smoothness for old worn or laiy motora. REMOVE GARBO* -- FRICTION flEAT - " ; \ GET EXTRA POWER - MORE MILEAGE * ^ ; S* ; y. .. . ; =, ; ' ' ... ,.Vltflr ;.,m Sold exclnaively by the^o-nii. * ' REM SCO. ft 1 J. C. Pearson, Ringwoo# Victor Freund, McHenry St I. Overton Motor Sales, West McHenry T-:T|